Academy for Educational Development, in the US, promotes ICT for bridging the digital divide.


Active Worlds is an educational environment dedicated to exploring educational technological applications.


The Advanced VR Research Centre aims to develop new interfaces for computing applications.


The Advanced Knowledge Technology Consortium brings together Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Open University, Sheffield and Southampton Universities to explore the uses of new technologies for educational purposes.


Advanced Distributed Learning is an American organisation to promote distributed learning including SCORM standards.


Asia-Pacific Programme on ICT and education at UNESCO


Association for ICT in education provides an information service.


Association of Learning Technology provides a journal for learning technology and organises conferences across the UK.


The BETT awards are held annually to highlight best practice in educational technology.


Birkbeck, University of London, web site provides details about Birkbeck’s courses and lectures.


British Aerospace Virtual University is one of the new industrial universities that offers in-house specialised training with accreditation.


British Army Training provides high quality training for the Armed Forces.


The British Broadcasting Corporation provides education as one of its three central pillars. BBC Online Education provides a valuable learning resource for schools and colleges.


The British Educational and Communications Technology Agency provides advise and funding for infrastructure, content and practice in the ICT field.


British Government Home Office is a good source for legislative changes in the UK.


BSI is the world’s oldest standards organisation; set up in 1901 it is famous for its kitemark and was
instrumental with helping to set up the International Standards Organization.


BT Exact is the new name for the BT research labs. It is exploring the new uses of communications technologies.


CARET is a University of Cambridge organisation that is exploring online education.


The Center for Innovative Learning Technologies in the States provides a national resource for providing quality research on innovative, technology-enabled solutions to critical problems in K-14 learning.


The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation is a resource for educational technology.


Chartered Institute of Personnel Development is an organisation to promote personnel development.


Cisco Networking Academy Program is a collaboration between Cisco, governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organisations and industry to teach students how to design, build and maintain networks.


Citscapes Project was commissioned by JISC to investigate literacy in further and higher education.


Coalescent Technologies is an American engineering firm that provides services and products for the US Department of Defense.


The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organisation to develop and encourage the sharing of resources on open learning and distance learning. It works with the Commonwealth countries to improve access to quality education and training.


Corporate Universities Xchange Inc. offers research and consulting resources for corporate universities and a database of 1,600 corporate universities.


The Creation of Study Environments (COSE) is a learning environment developed by Mark Stiles at the University of Staffordshire.


Cyberspace Policy Institute at George Washington University promotes policy that relates to computer technology.


Deliberations is a teaching and learning resource.


Department for Education and Skills
is a UK governmental department for education.


Department for Education and Skills e-learning Strategy Unit supports eLearning strategy development across the UK.


Defence Procurement Agency is department in the Ministry of Defence.


The Dinkel Institute at the University of Twente is the Development Institute for Knowledge, Education and Learning, which supports students, lecturers and teachers.


DIVERSE evaluates the use of video for learning across higher education.


Educause is a not-for-profit organisation, which promotes ICT and education in higher education.


Educnet explores ICT and education in higher education in France.


e-Government unit is a UK governmental advisory body to encourage take up of online activity and promote e-commerce.


E-Learning is a section of the European Commission’s web site concerning eLearning.


Epic Group PLC is the largest provider of eLearning in the UK.


European Network for Intelligent Information Interfaces is a group that investigated interfaces.


European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics provides a resource for researchers including a review.


Ennis is an Information town in Ireland that aims to provide an online focus for its community.


The European Computer Driving Licence is a standard European IT qualification.


The European Research Overview provides information on research in vocational education and training and is a strand of CEDEFOP.


European Telework Online is an Internet portal for teleworking and telecommunications.


Eurydice is a European Commission organisation providing key data on education in Europe.


The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) is part of the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU), Institute of Education, University of London.


Firearms Training Incorporated is an American based system providing simulators for military training.


Further Education Colleges listed.


Further Education Resources for Learning (FERL)
.


Game On was a UK exhibition about the history of computer games at the London Barbican.


Giunti Labs is part of Giunti Publishing Group, Italy’s leading educational publisher.


Granada Learning is a UK multimedia publisher.


Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is the funding body for higher education in the UK.


Higher Education Institutions listed.


Higher Education Statistics Agency provides statistics about higher education.


Human Interface Technology Lab is based in Washington D.C.


Imparta Ltd is a UK company that develops simulations for business training.


Industrial Development Corporation provides a resource for research including the impact of IT upon industry.


Infopoll is an online survey resource.


Information Commissioner enforces and oversees Data Protection Act (1998) and the Freedom of Information Act (2000).


Insead is a global business school based in France and delivers eLearning.


The Institute for Computer Based Learning is based at Heriot Watt University and uses learning technology to provide solutions for higher education and industry.


The Institute of Education, University of London provides postgraduate research and educational policy development for the UK.


Interactions is an online journal based at the University of Warwick exploring issues of pedagogy in the context of distance learning and learning technologies.


The Joint Information Systems Committee promotes the innovative application and use of information systems and information technology in further and higher education across the UK.


The Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks is an online journal exploring online learning.


Kingston University web site provides a focus for Kingston’s activity including press releases, course information and listings.


Language, Learning and Technology is a journal exploring learning technologies for second and foreign language educators.


learndirect is an initiative by the University for Industry which provides quality online learning courses for the UK.


Learning and Skills Council is responsible for
funding education and training for post-16 learners.


Learning and Skills Development Agency is a
strategic national resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and training.


Learning and Skills Research Centre is a research centre set up for the learning and skills sector.


The Learning Schools Programme brings together Open University and RM plc to provide teachers and school librarians with professional development to improve teaching in schools.


Learning to Teach Online Learning is an award winning online course developed in the UK and based at Sheffield College.


The London Knowledge Lab is a collaboration between the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Birkbeck, and the Institute of Education, University of London to explore digital learning technologies.


Masie Center is an e-lab and think tank based in New York.


MIMAS is the Manchester Information and Associated Services and is supported by JISC. It provides a national data service for higher and further education and the research community for the purposes of teaching and learning.



National Information and Learning Technologies Association seeks to promote ILT with all staff through lifelong learning.


National Institute of Adult Continuing Education is an organisation which explores the issues surrounding adult continuing education.


National Statistics is the UK official statistics web site, for educational statistics.


The National Grid for Learning is the UK gateway for educational resources.


NESTA Futurelab is a lab set up to explore blue skies research into educational technology.


North Central Regional Educational Laboratory is exploring constructivist models of teaching and learning.


Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education is a research resource at Central Queensland University.


Proacte supports European education and training research and development.


Prometeus href="http://www.prometeus.org/">(Promoting Multimedia in education and training in the European Society) is an open forum, which supports a shared approach to e-learning technologies and content.


Radical Pedagogy is a peer-reviewed journal exploring teaching and learning.



ScotCIT is the Communication and Information Technology Programme of the Scottish Higher Education Education Funding Council.


Shell Global
Solutions provides training for those in the oil, pas and petro-chemical industries through its Shell Open University.


SourceOECDhref="http://www.sourceoecd.org/content/html/index.htm"> is a resource for periodicals and journals.


The Teaching and Learning Technology Group is a US based not-for-profit organisation that helps other organisations to use IT more effectively.


Technology and Standards Watch was set up by the JISC and follows new technological developments.


Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) is based at Oxford University and create online learning courses.


TERC was set up in 1965; it is a not-for-profit organisation, which examines education research and development.


Training Reference is a resource centre for the management of personal, team and organisational development and includes information about e-learning.


Twenty-First Century Learning Initiative is an Israeli organisation set up to promote ICT in education.


United Kingdom Data Archive is the UK’s largest digital archive in the humanities and social sciences.


United States Agency for International Development (USAID) promotes the use of ICT to improve world poverty.


University of Cambridge, Programme for Industry promotes workplace learning.


The University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education provides a list of useful references for learning environments.


United Nations Development Programme developing ICT use in education abroad.


Virtual Chemistry is a web site supported by Oxford University that provides online experiments.


World Bank Group: Gender and digital divide highlights the role of ICT in developing countries to help bridge the gender and poverty divide.